5 good morning, it is thursday, august 21st, 2014. welcome to "cbs this morning." new information on the failed mission to save american james foley from isis. cia insider mike morrell on what it will take to stop the islamic terror group. after weeks of fear over o ebola, good news overnight for an american victim. had this morning "consumer reports" is going after the fda for fish. we begin this morning with a look at today's "eye opener," your world in 90 second. the white house has revealed it sent a special forces team

into syria to rescue a group of hostages, including the murdered reporter james foley. a failed rescue inside syria. the pentagon says the hostages were not where the u.s. thought they were. the american doctor who contracted ebola is going to be released from emory university hospital. he is expected to make a statement at a news conference later today. overnight ferguson missouri took another step towards healing. no shots fired just six people were arrested. attorney general eric holder met with community leaders and the family of michael brown. >>ve> seeare wther across central tennessee, uprooting trees, damaging homes and knocking down power lines. philadelphia phenom mo'ne davis. >> i think maybe they'll collect themselves and hopefully win. u. p.s. says a data breach

may have exposed some of its customer credit and debit card information. on te ofhe mostar bizre things in los angeles. this duckie making its first west coast appearance. can shark nato be far behind. th ayey m put this on instagram. this shocking stunt brought traffic to a halt on. >> one giant dog breed is known to get along well with kids. >> all that matters. jim kelly, nfl haller famer, has been told by doctors he's not cancer-free. >> thank god this still-vibrant young man has the opportunity now to go on with his life. on "cbs this morning. ". >> the nfl apparently wants performers to pay to play the super bowl halftime show. >> i remember last year a group barely played -- oh that was the broncos.

welcome to "cbs this morning." charlie rose and gayle king are off and jeff gore is here. we begin with new information on the failed effort to save james foley's life. american special operations forces tried to rescue the american photo journalist less than two months before the terror group isis executed him. >> the u.s. commandos killed several isis militants on the ground in syria but they did not find foley and other captives. margaret brennan is at the pentagon where officials released some details of that raid. margaret, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. well, the operation was carried out in early july. it involved air and ground forces who tried to find and free a handful of americans being held hostage. heavily armed blackhawk helicopters dropped two does special forces commandos. the four hostages including americans, were thought to be

inside an oil refinery in the area, controlled by isis. but when the team swoopd ined in the soldiers exchanged fire. one american commando was injured, all flew to safety. u.s. believe that journalist james foley and another were being held together based, in part, on information provided by freed hostages who had seen them in captivity. u.s. officials admit that the covert mission was based on good, but not great, intelligence. president obama authorized it because the hostages were thought to be in peril. the mission was revealed a day after isis posted video of foley being beheaded. the exact location of the remaining hostages remains unknown. another rescue attempts is unlikely. the u.s. milyitar mission in iraq remains narrowly defined as humanitarian and aimed at protecting u.s. personnel and facilities, not hunting isis leaders. there are at least five americans being held inside of syria, a country that's in the

midst of a brutal war that has allowed isis to carve out a safe haven. now this is the first time the u.s. has acknowledged any operations inside of that country. isis has freed other hostages whose own governments help to pay for their release. >> margaret, thank you. president obama condemned isis on wednesday for murdering foley an defended the latest u.s. moves in iraq. >> the united states of america will continue to do what we must do to protect our people. we will be vigilant and we will be relentless from governments and peoples across the middle east, there has to be a common effort to extract this cancer so that it does not spread. >> cbs news senior security contributor mike morrell is in washington. he was cia deputy director when foley was captured in 2012. mike, good morning. you heard the president. isis is a cancer that must be extracted. is that going to mean more than air strikes? >> i think it is going to take a

couple of things. one is requires taking territory away from them so they cannot use it as a safe haven to train. that requires the air strikes and that requires enabling the iraqi military to do its job. the other thing it requires i believe, is to take the leadership of isis off the battlefield. that means capturing or killing them. >> how is that done? >> that's done by acquiring the intelligence you need on where these guys are and then taking action to either find them and take them into custody or if you can't do that to take them off the battlefield lethally. >> to use the analogy that was used with osama bin laden, cut the head off the snake. >> absolutely. this is a small leadership. it is a very hierarchical organization. they exert extensive command and control. so if you can take the leadership off the battlefield, you can make a real difference to how the group operates. >> mike, you say this because you think that small leadership

poses a serious threat to the u.s. homeland. what are you concerned isis might do inside the u.s.? >> so there is two concerns that i have. one is in the short term. the short-term concern is the americans who have gone to fight with isis and the west europeans that have gone to fight with isis could be trained and directed by isis to come to the united states, to conduct small-scale attacks. if an isis mechanical ber showed up in a mall in the united states tomorrow with an ak-47 and killed a number of americans, i would not be surprised. over the long term i worry that this group could present a 9/11-style threat. it took al qaeda 2 1/2 years to plan 9/11. it would not surprise me to know that isis may be thinking about going in that kind of direction. short-term threat, long-term threat. >> that's really scary to hear. this was also the first time that the u.s. government has revealed that we carried out a

mission inside midst of that civil war. the white house talked about anonymously on a conference call with reporters the details of this secret mission to try and capture james foley. does that do damage to future missions? >> there was a reason the white house wanted to keep this secret, and it was a good reason. when we showed up at that oil refinery the hostages weren't there. so isis was not sure why we came. now they know. now they know that we may make an attempt to go after hostages so they will better protect them. and every little detail that is leaked out about this operation gives isis information that will help them protect against future operations. so there was a good reason they tried to keep it secret. >> mike you talked about some very heavy stuff earlier, about the potential threat on the u.s. homeland. does the president agree with those thoughts? >> in order to make a decision to take out the leadership of a

group, the united states the president, has to make a determination that the group poses a direct and imminent threat to the united states and that you can't capture these guys. so the only choice left is to kill them. i don't know whether the president has made that determination or not. >> all right, mike morell thank you. in the next hour we'll take a closer look at jim foley ahead on "cbs this morning." we got word early this morning an american doctor is winning his fight against the deadly ebola vierus. kent brantly arrived at emory university hospital nearly three weeks ago for the treatment of the epidemic that's killed nearly 1,300 people. >> dr. brantly and nancy writebol were missionaries who contracted the virus while caring for victims in liberia. doctors will discuss the discharge of both patients later today but according to his aide

group, it appears as though brantly has survived the disease. a statement released this morning by the aid group brantly had been working with says we celebrate dr. kent brantly's recovery from ebola and release from the hospital. it is encouraging news for brantly, who had been held in isolation, trying to fight off a virus with the mortality rate of up to 90%. three weeks ago he was flown from africa to atlanta and transported by ambulance to emory university hospital with help from a paramedic, he was able to walk into the facility a positive sign of his condition at the time. three days later, nancy writebol made the same journey but had to be wheeled in emery on a gurney. his husband told us his wife was improving. >> she's doing better bit by bit. >> reporter: before they left for liberia, they both received doses of the experimental ebola

drug zmapp. questions still remain on exactly what role the drug played in their treatment. the two worked at a missionary clinic outside liberia's capital, the country hit hardest by the ebola outbreak. the situation in liberia continued to worsen on wednesday as police dressed in riot gear seal off 50,000 people inside a slum. the country is trying to contain the outbreak which has already killed nearly 600 people. the man in charge of street security in ferguson missouri says the city had a very good night. last night's protests over the deadly police shooting were much smaller and quieter. only six people were arrested. a new cbs news/"new york times" poll out this morning shows 41% of americans are satisfied with the president's response to the ferguson violence. 34% are dissatisfied. 60% of african-americans in this poll poll, but only 35% of whites are satisfied with the white house

reaction. vladimir duthiers is in ferguson where the president spent much of yesterday. >> reporter: good morning. visit by attorney general eric holder to ferguson was really annest by the white house to try to bring back confidence to a community that's just been torn apart by the shooting of the 18-year-old michael brown. >> why would i be any place other than right here, right now. >> reporter: eric holder's message to the people of ferguson missouri -- we want to help. he stopped by a local restaurant to speak with members of the local community. >> we want to rectify and have justice for everybody that's involved in this. >> reporter: he also met with the missouri highway patrol captain, ron johnson. holder is the country's first african-american attorney general. during a private meeting wednesday, he said he understood the black community's mistrust of police and recalls his own experience with racial profiling. his visit came as a grand jury began hearing evidence to determine whether to bring charges against officer darren wilson in the shooting death of

michael brown. outside the courthouse protesters gathered. many arguing that prosecutor bob mccullough should step down from the case. five members of mccullough's family work for the st. louis police department including his father who was killed by a black suspect. critics point to that incident as the reason he should step down. he argues that's a reason to stay on the job. >> did it effect me? absolutely affected me. and what it did for me or to me was made me i think a fierce advocate for vic tils ofvictims of violence. >> reporter: but some here are not convinced. >> you know the joke in the prosecutor's office. everybody knows, you can get a grand jury to indict people who are black. >> we're thinking oh well something is getting ready to happen, justice getting ready to be served but what they don't know is this is the beginning of a process that's probably going to end up with this case not

being issued or a lesser included charge. >> reporter: many here are seeing holder's presence as a step towards transparency. also on wednesday, st. louis police released video and 911 calls related to the death of a 25-year-old black man who was shot and killed by police on tuesday. take a look at this video. the man can be seen here confronting police with a steak knife after a store owner suspected him of shoplifting. the man is then seen on the ground after being shot 12 times. now the st. louis police chief reportedly cited federal government son as the reason for releasing as much information as possible as quickly as possible. nora? >> vl aflt d,ad, thank you so much. nearly $17 billion, the price tag for bank of america this morning and a record government. deal stems with the bank's role in the deal of mortgage-backed securities just before the 2008 financial crisis. the bank will pay $10 billion in cash, another $7 billion will go directly to homeowners. it is the largest settlement to come from the economic meltdown.

cbs business news analyst is here. the largest settlement ever in the u.s. between a company. >> we're seeing big companies say we've got to put this behind us we're done. the government may be saying you know what? we got a lot of flack of not getting enough out of the stimulus. yes, we got interest on a lot of. money we did with t.a.r.p. this is way for the government to redeem itself. think. about it. $17 billion from bank of america. $13 billion from jpmorgan morgan chase, that beefs up the coffers, even though they aren't really associated with the bailout. >> for as many mistakes as they've made total tab for bank of america is between $60 billion and $80 billion? how does a company survive and stay healthy paying out that much? >> it is interesting. it is about three years' of

profits. the $17 billion. the 60 to 80 billion mr. is what they've been counting on all along, putting money aside. what's interesting about this story, some of this is self-inflicted. bank of america bought countrywide mortgage it bought merrill lynch. much of this settlement comes from those two acquisitions. frankly, the folks who made those acquisitions are no longer at the bank. they're the ones who really have a lot of the black eyes here. i don't think that the bank is going to be in any trouble. in fact, the stock went you a little bit yesterday on the news. stocks down about 10% in the last five years. s&p 500 is up 96%. >> $17 billion fine. slightly more than a parking ticket. >> just a bit. >> thank you very much jill. former virginia governor bob mcdonnell will take the stand today in day 19 of his trial. he and his wife face bribery charges after allegedly taking loans and gifts from a friend. chip reed showsid tell us why mcdonnell says he's relieved.

>> good among. this is the moment everyone following this trial has been waiting for. former governor bob mcdonnell was once thought of as a possible republican presidential candidate. now his porpoise on the stand is expected to play a crucial role in determining whether he and his wife go free or go to prison for are whowhat could be a long time. >> reporter: leaving the courthouse wednesday, bob mcdonnell seemed well aware that the hardest part is still ahead. >> talking about marriage and finances are hard for anybody. >> reporter: especially his marriage. asked about his wife maureen wednesday, mcdonnell testified that on the day after he was elected, "i could tell she was not as happy as i was. she was yelling at me about something." but that's nothing compared to what mr. mcdonnell's own lawyers have said about her. legal animal cyst robert holsworth has been in the courtroom. >> they've essentially thrown maureen mcdonnell under the bus, and rolled it back and forth on her a couple of times.

they've pr troyed her as troubled, irrational. defense witnesses have called her mentally ill. >> reporter: it is all part of a strategy by mr. mcdonnell's legal team to blame maureen for the $165,000 in gifts that were showered on the mcdonnells by businessman jhonny williams including $20,000 in designer clothes for her, a $6,000 rolex for him, and expensive vacations for both that included the use of a fera ferrari. prosecutors say then governor mcdonnell promoted the businessman's company. but mcdonnell testified wednesday that he gave williams nothing more than routine access. today the spotlight is expected to shift to maureen, and for bob mcdonnell it will be like walking a he very slippery tight rope. >> he certainly cannot be part of the sort of group that's throwing his wife under the bus. he has to talk about how he's loved her. he has to talk about the nearly 40 years of marriage.

>> at the same time mcdonnell has to make clear that his wife kept him in the dark about the full extent of the gifts. big question is how far will he go in blaming his wife. nora? >> chip, thank you so much. in gaza this morning, an israeli air strike killed three senior hamas military leaders. israel launched 20 attacks on gaza overnight. hamas says the three men were responsible for a number of attacks on israeli targets. also this morning, for the first time hamas officials confirm that the group kidnapped three israeli teenagers who were killed back in june. u.p.s. store customers may be the latest victims of a credit card security breach. a computer virus was found on cash registers at 51 u.p.s. stores in 24 states. the shipping giant says information leaked to computer hackers since january could include names credit and debit card numbers and postal addresses.

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we begin with the "new york times" and the supreme court's decision to delay same-sex marriage in virginia. that state was supposed to start issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples today, but the high court put on hold the ruling that allowed those marriages to go forward. the justices are expected to announce they're going to take up the issue in their next term. the "orlando sentinel" says seaworld is dropping its fight to get trainers back in the water with kill areer whales. seaworld says it will not appeal a court decision that makes those trainers stay on the side of the pool. probably a little more safe for the trainers involved. >> so many of us realize so much more about what happened after "black fish," which seaworld has come back and said it is inaccurate and misleading. >> this is hurting them in a lot of their parks. "the washington post" says visa wants to make it harder for thiefs to buy gas with our credit cards. visa is using new software that

creates a risk war after analyzing 500 pieces of data. if the score is too high, a message flashes on the pump and the customers has to go inside to see the clerk. 25,000 gas stations have already signed up. as someone who's had my credit card stolen and used at a gas station, i am very happy about this. the "wall street journal" says russia temporarily closed four mcdonald's locations in moscow. russia's consumer safety agency blamed the closures on sanitation violations. but analysts say it's just payback for western sanctions over moscow's role in ukraine. there are 435 mcdonald's in russia. the restaurant in central moscow is one of the busiest mkts in the world. >> mcdonald's stock price dipped a bit on that news. >> when you think about the traffic that goes through a place like that and if they continue closing them -- >> we're going to shut down mcdonald's. that's a weapon. we'll show you. finally, the new york daoshgew york daily

news says critics are blasting obama after playing golf shortly after james foley's murder. james foley and i went to marquette university at the same time. i didn't know him personally but he does say he credits his jesuit education with inspiring him to become an inner city teacher and later giving him the passion to report from wore-tornar-torn places around the world. >> we're so so proud of jim. jim gave joy to the world. >> reporter: for nearly two years, john and diane foley prayed for their son to come home. he never did. >> the data the truth were very important to him. but most important was touching souls, people who were in struggle and making that known to the rest of the world. >> reporter: james foley's last assignment took him to syria. he shot video for the french news agency afp and filed

reports for the website global post. he disappeared in november 2012. on wednesday, president obama praised his courageous reporting. >> all of us feel the ache of his absence. all of us mourn his loss. >> reporter: foley also reported from afghanistan and iraq. in libya, he witnessed a colleague die during an ambush by gadhafi loyalists. >> i was hit several times with butt of an ak-47, punched and dragged into a vehicle with my hands tied behind my back. >> reporter: he and two other journalists spent 44 days in captivity. after his release, he said praying the rosary sustained him during his ordeal. >> i knew that's what my mom would be praying, my grandmother would be praying. some kind of idea that you can communicate with them because you couldn't communicate with them. >> reporter: before he became a journalist foley was a teacher. helping low-income students in phoenix and jail inmates in chicago. friends say he was the kind of guy who called other guys bro and dude and that women loved

his broad shoulder and even broader smile. he considered it his mission to tell the stories of people caught up in the brutality of war. >> he was a courageous fearless journalist. very compassionate american. i mean the best of america. >> now james foley was 40 years old when he was killed. according to the committee to protect journalists, he is the 70th journalist killed since the syrian civil war began. there are an estimated 0 other journalists still missing in that country. >> ben thank you. >>consumer reports" has a bone to pick with the fda. the government recently came out with guidelines urging people to eat more fish. but for the first time the fda set a minimum level for pregnant women between 8 and 12 ounces a week. >> but "consumer reports" found reason for concern over mercury in some kinds of fish. the director of consumer safety and sustain ability is with us this morning. so the government report came out in june. what did you find with when you

looked? >> the government report basically says people should be eating more fish. we agree. i think where we differ here is in what kinds of fish people should eat. we want people to make the safest options. when it comes to being pregnant we want pregnant women to actually avoid tuna altogether so that they aren't subject to the risks. when we look at the fda's most recent data 20% of chunk white tuna cans actually are double the average that the fda reports and uses in their assessment. we think that's too much. we don't think pregnant women need to take that on. while you're pregnant reach down the aisle for canned wild salmon. that's a better option. >> why only 20% of canned tuna have those high mergry rymercury levels? >> it is unclear. chunk light is a blend of tunas. they thought chunk white was among the lowest in average levels, but as we've seen in the last few years, the frequency of hitting a spike with chunk white has gotten higher.

>> i always thought the tuna in restaurant has high levels of mercury but the chunk light tuna in the store in med ration isoderation is fine. >> now it is 20% of chunk whitespiking. we just think during the time you're pregnant, you don't have to take on that risk. there is plenty of other great fish to choose from with all the benefits and a lower risk. >> they said the methodology employed by "consumer reports" overlooks the strong body of scientific evidence published in the last study, basically saying the nutritional val alal value outweighed any proposed risk. >> they are trying to subtract the risks from that benefit and give you the net benefit. we are saying yes, fish has a benefit but the less mercury you get is better. we want people to make safer options, safer choices, especially when they're pregnant when the fetus is the most damageable to the damaging effects of mercury. >> what are the effects o mercury?

>> well, there are many. neuro toxin is primarily what mercury does especially when you have a fetus that's developing its neurological system. there's also consequences for adults who eat high mercury that are very similar. it can also be an immune toxin. >> i have a 2 1/2-year-old who's obsessed with fish sticks right now. for children what is the good amount? >> we have a list that all the data we and the fda looked at. haddock, tilapia, these are all good choices. when it comes to tuna be careful with the kids. we have a graph based on the weight of a child and how much tuna they should be eating each week. parent should be very careful and check that. >> luckily, he doesn't like tuna. to see how much tuna you should be getting from fish and to read the "consumer reports" piece, go to cbsthismorning.com. great news for nfl hall of famer jim kelly in his fight against cancer. yesterday during a check-up

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didn't even get the ball. >> send him a nice souvenir mug. >> got to be rough! right after it poured in milwaukee, the fan didn't get the ball or the beer but he got a new beer. they sent him a replacement beverage. >> who needs a mitt when you have a red solo cup. right? the girl everyone is following at the little league world series mo'ne davis, is hoping for at least one more shot on the mound after a tough night. her team lost to las vegas 8-1. more are than 34,000 fans packed the stadium to watch. that was 10,000 more than attended last night major league game in philly. it is do or die now are for the dragons. >> reporter: good morning. armed with a blistering fast ball and the excitement of a fast growing fan base

13-year-old mo'ne davis tried to power her team to victory. >> now it is time to focus, like everybody here on the girl power that's on the mound. monet'ne davis. >> reporter: mo'ne davis helped carry the dienyragons of philadelphia this far. but it was a big hitting team and 2,500 miles away that revealed the newly minted superstar was human, after all. >> nevada is on the board first. >> reporter: the imposing kids from nevada took an early 3-1 lead and never looked back. >> hit, left center field, and it is deep -- and it is gone! >> reporter: the soon-to-be eighth-grader topped 70 miles per hour on the radar gun. mowing down six batters from las vegas. but it wasn't enough. >> strikeout number six. >> there's no question that she didn't have her "a" game today. >> reporter: the 13-year-old phenom who was virtually unknown

a month ago has experienced a meteoric rise to fame during this year's tournament. she cemented her place in history books as the first girl to pitch a shutout and the first lig leaguer to grace the cover of "sports illustrated." the kids from philly turn their focus to the jackie robinson west all-stars, a team from the south side of chicago has an inspiring story of their own. they skirted elimination earlier in the tournament and have defied the odds to reach the knockout semi-final. now mo'ne is not eligible today because of pitch count restrictions but if they can make it past chicago she will be eligible to pitch in saturday's championship game. >> they've got to win tonight. >> so they have to win tonight against chicago and then -- >> which is another great team and another great story. >> right. then they play vegas again on saturday. but vegas has kind of rolled

both of these teams. they seem to be doing very well. but they have to win what? three straight games i think at this point. >> it's fascinating to see what's happening with this little girl. i just read she's already worth a lot of money. don't try this in your

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good morning. it is thursday august 21st, 2014. welcome back to "thbs thiscbs this morning." more news ahead. holly williams looks at the threat after coming home from syria. >> the operation was carried outin early july. he was tried for crimes. >> if an isis member showed up in the united states tomorrow with an ak-47, i would not be surprised. >> doctors will discuss the di scharge of both patients. according to his aid dproupgroup, it appears as though brantly has ivsurved the asdisee. >> the visit was attorney general eric holer was erholder was an

effort to bring back confiedenc to a community that's been torn apart. >> we are seeing big companies saying we've got to put this behind us. >> u.p.s. store customers may be the latest victims of a credit card security breach. a security virus on cash registers. >> 13-year-old mo'ne davis tried to power her team to victory. >> no question she didn't have her "a" game today. >> but if they can make it past chicago she will be eligible to pitch in saturday's u.s. championship game. >> he's 101 years old, has work every day for 73 years. i want to tell you something, ladies and gentlemen -- i have enjoyed every minute of it. this morning's "eye opener@8" is presented by panera bread. i'm norah o'donnell. charlie rose and gayle king are enjoying some time off. u.s. officials say this morning that another rescue mission to find western cap tifs of isis is not likely.

an attack last month failed to locate jails foley, the american photo journalist who was just executed by isis. sources say black hawk helicopter dropped two dozen operations forces xhan doecommandos. >> when the american team arrived, the prisoners were not where expected. the soldiers shot and killed several isis fighters. one american commando was slightly injured, all flew back to safety. james foley's killer calls himself john reportedly a british citizen who leads a group of isis fighters holding western prisoners. a former hostage tells bran's guardian newspaper that john was one of a group of guards that prisoners called the beatle. "john" is only one of a much bigger threat. >> reporter: in the gruesome video showing james foley's murder, many were shocked to hear his excuser speaking with a

british accent. >> this is james wright foley, an american citizen of your country. >> reporter: but for those who had been watching isis and its reign of terror it came as no surprise. by some estimates, the group's recruited thousands of foreign fighters including more than 5 unbrit500 british muslims. this isis propaganda video features three british men who encourage other young muslims to martyr themselves for islam. >> ask yourself is this how you want to die. >> reporter: in the area isis controls in syria and iraq it rules with brutality and fear publicly executing those who offend its strict version of islamic law. what makes isis unusual as a terror group is the ambition of its leaders. in the land they control they set up what they call an islamic state, and now they're busy

making the money they need to fund it. u.s. officials say isis is now self-funding and is probably making tens of millions of dollars from activities like extortion, robbery, and smuggling. intelligence officials fear that young muslim men from the west who join the group will be ticking time bombs when they return home. and some of them who carry british an other european passports, could even enter the u.s. without a visa. for "cbs this morning," holly williams istanbul. an american doctor infected with ebola is about to leave the hospital. dr. kent brantly arrived in atlanta three weeks ago to receive treatment for the disease. he and another aid worker both got infected in liberia. this morning his aid group says brantly has recovered and will be discharged today. he is also expected to make his first public comments. police in ferguson missouri report a quiet morning and a night with only six arrests.

those angry protests are taking place on a stretch of road only a half a mile long but the impact is being felt far beyond that. schools have been canceled for more are than 9,500 children. mark strauss man visited one high school football team that's determined to stay in the game despite chaos on the streets. >> reporter: for teenagers this community is full of disruptions and distractions. they were all supposed to start school a week ago. playing sports has always been a way to keep focused, but never more so here tha now. the south berkeley bull doingsdogs are getting ready for their opener. but they're suiting up in a park outside ferguson. >> the first day you walk out here, did you say what's going on?

>> reporter: the players and their coaches have had no choice but to move practice here. their high school located less than three miles from where michael brown was killed has been closed because of the violent protests. >> i feel embarrassed. i understand protesting but rioting and violence? they not doing this for michael brown. they just doing it for their selves. >> reporter: the players admit, they've had friends and relatives take part in the chaos. but they say their focus is on their upcoming game not on the streets. >> nobody on our football team is out there. everybody on our team is here. >> practice is kind of a way to keep us out of the trouble because after practice we don't have the energy to go do all these bad things that other people doing. >> reporter: that's the kind of leadership mentality coach howard brown has been working hard to teach on the field, and off. you must have been just a little bit worried that some of these guys could get sucked into the mess. >> we always try to let the guys know, ask them one question. think about it before you do something.

this is the place where you can vent. this is the place are where you can just let it go and be free. >> there's got to be a part of you every night that keeps your fingers crossed. >> every night i pray. god knows how to keep you on your knees. >> reporter: but coach brown has had help keeping tabs on the teenagers. many of the players, similar in age to michael brown, say since the shooting their parents have also been more on edge. >> my mother she doesn't let me go where i would normally go like i couldn't just ride around in the car, just because. >> you appreciate it. >> right. yes, sir. >> you ever think you'd say that? >> no. >> reporter: despite all the background noise here all three of those guys told me they hope that football is their ticket to college. i also asked them if they ever thought that they would admit to missing school. all three of them laughed again and said -- no, sir. >> what a great story and a great thing for these kids to be

doing with themselves. >> that was one of my biggest concerns when they said they had canceled school for another week. there would be so many kids that were not in school and out on the streets. i'm glad to hear that one player say, we're tired after practice. our thanks again to mark strauss man. another flag saga for police on a new york city bridge. a giant flag with palestinian colors draped the manhattan bridge last night. police took it down 20 minutes later. they say it is not a security breach like this was just last month when police looked into how a white flag showed up on top of the brooklyn bridge. german artists later claimed responsibility. football fans are rallying around former tennessee titans linebacker tim shaw this morning, all thanks to the popular ice bucket challenge. raising awareness about als. on tuesday shaw revealed he has lou gehrig's disease in a video where he took the challenge. he is 30 years old. he issued the challenge to his team. he was at titans practice yesterday.

when it was over, players doused themselves in icy water. >> i feel very loved and i feel very humbled, humbled to be shown that type of demonstration. >> shaw was just diagnosed with als in april. he credits the ice bucket phenomenon with helping him go public. >> as big as it's gotten let's not forget the difference it can make. when you look at numbers they've raised, in the past few weeks have equalled the past few years. really impressive. ahead on "cbs this morning," a big check-up at the london zoo. find out why they are weighing every single animal this morning whethe

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increased in some parts of the country. one group is picking up firearms more than ever -- women. jan crawford got a firsthand look. she's in washington this morning. >> reporter: a lot of studies out there show women are taking up guns for many different reasons. some are for self-defense. but there is another group who see is more as a sport, and the other day i spent some time down in south carolina shooting clay targets with women who say this is a lot more fun than golf. >> pull! >> reporter: it starts with a simple, but decisive command. >> pull. >> pull. >> pull. >> pull! >> reporter: the voices calling the shots, like the shooters all are women. >> yeah! a double! >> reporter: just don't mistake their support and encouragement for a lack of competition. annette mueller first picked up a gun at age 55.

>> shooting sports is my passion. >> what is it about it that you find so, you know exciting? >> you're outdoors. you blow up clays. whenever you see a target explode like fireworks, there is nothing better. >> reporter: on this day, mueller is shooting with nearly two dozen women, split up in groups of four. on her team rebecca peters whose family legacy is expert marksmanship. she's a fourth-generation competitive shooter. >> you're thinking really hard about what you're doing executing, you see results really quickly. which is gratifying. you take someone new and they see that that's when it happens and you get really hooked. >> reporter: today's event is organized by the magazine requests garden and gun," now hosting two of these a year. the ceo is also a shooter. >> it's been because our readers want more and more and more.

women were clamoring for us to do these kind of events. >> reporter: in the last decade the number of women who target shoot has shot up nearly 70% to more than 6 million. women who hunt have increased 43% to 3 million. jim arnold has witnessed the growth. he's a shooting coach in south carolina. >> we're playing golf basically, only with a shotgun. >> reporter: he fundamentals with me before i hit the course. the challenge and the thrill come from trying to hit a four-inch clay flying through the sky. >> yeah! right in the center! >> reporter: everyone here agrees, the sport can be intimidating especially for a woman who's never held a gun, much less shot one. >> i've taken them out and they're so afraid to shoot that gun for fear -- it's just lack of education and understanding. i've had them literally almost in tears until they shot it. then they shot it and you can

see their face light up. >> reporter: of course anything involving guns sparks heated debate. these women argue that education is critical for responsible ownership. they also want to share their positive experience with guns. this woman has been shooting with her mother since she was a little girl. both women received guns from their fathers. connelly, several years ago, for christmas. >> i think i started crying when i opened it up. it was kind of like my dad giving me a permanent invitation to come join him hunting. and that has been true since i got that gun. >> i would like more of that image to be what takes the place of the images people have when they think guns. it is enjoyable, and it might be out of some people's comfort zone but i would just encourage them to try it. >> it is like you are talking about something that is completely different completely

removed from handguns and gun violence. these women see their sport as this great american tradition that they hope their daughters and their granddaughters will continue and that others will go out and pick up those guns as well. jeff? >> jan kraufdcrawford, thank you very much. jan's not messing around. >> how did you do? >> it was a lot of fun. i hadn't shot in a long time. learned how to shoot as a teenager but i just hadn't gone out there like that. it was actually great. i'm now thinking i can't wait to get back out there. >> you looked great holding that gun. pretty sexy. still ahead here a different kind of shooting -- on the ocean floor. how underwater maps could help safe the coral reefs. bruce weber captured some of the top fashion models of the '80s and '90s. why is he turning his lens towards animals. just not weighing them. that's tomorrow. you're watching "cbs this morning."

welcome back to "cbs this morning." coming up in this half-hour, google's street view is taking a dive. a team of scientists are mapping the ocean's coral reefs in a pretty incredible way. we'll take you along for their first descent into american waters. plus ellen degeneres snapped one at the tradition goes back decades. we'll see how selfies got their start. right now ben tracy has a look at some of this morning's headlines. the san francisco"san francisco chronicle" says play ball. the team wanted to resume a game with the cubs that was called off on tuesday at wrigley field. as we showed you yesterday, a nasty storm moved in. grounds crew could not get the - tarp down fast enough and it made the field unplayable. now the game was called with the

cubs declared the winner. but now the league says the game should continue this afternoon. this is the first time a team has won a protest in 28 years. you guys might have an opinion about this next one. the tennessee an says a high schooler was sent to the principal's office for saying "bless you" to someone who sneezed. the phrase is on a list of things students cannot use in class. list also includes "my bad" and the words "dumb" and "stupid." the school says the teachers can set their own classroom rules as long as they're reasonable. >> it doesn't seem like "bless you" after someone sneezes should be banned. >> she could have said "my bad" after that. good news for beyonce and jay-z. the "usa today" says their visit to cuba last year was legal. some suggested the couple violated u.s. sanctions against cuba by going there but the

treasury department says they filed for, and received, a waiver. "the new york times" looks at a remarkable achievement for the mother of a pakistani teen and education advocate, ma la la yousafzai. tuesday for the first time her mother spoke english in public. >> would you like to say something in english? >> my name is -- i'm from pakistan. >> malala told the "times" about all the things her mom can now do on her own like going to the doctor's office and the market. you've interviewed her. >> it is one of the most remarkable things about this story. the illiteracy rate among women in pakistan is so high.360-degree views. every angle of undersea life will go up online. >> high time is what i say. because we've invested in technologies that enable us to

map mars and jupiter and the moon and universe beyond. we've been missing out on mapping the ocean. >> this is the 21st country that we've done as part of a global survey of coral reefs. >> the 21st country. >> yes. >> that's a big sur va. >> it is a massive survey. >> reporter: richard beavers is leading the team. he took us along for the team's first foray into u.s. waters. >> it is a very unique camera system designed around having three cameras which take a full 360-degree shot every two seconds. we've actually got a very clever system which is a tablet that operates the cameras. we've also got a meter which tells us the distance from the sea floor and a military-grade comput egg white delight mcmuffin. [ male announcer ] mcdonald's mccafe coffee made just the way you like it -- wicmuffin. so how do you take yours?

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